Flexible material flooring miter device and system for flexible material flooring installation

Abstract

A device and method for the proper installation of flexible flooring such as sheet flooring and more particularly the formation of flash coving and proper installation thereof comprising two complementary portions of a guide tool of proper angles and straightedges required to form mitered corner formation and installation.

1 . A miter corner guide system for installing flash coving in sheet flooring applications comprising:
 a first left hand trim corner guide; and   a second right trim corner guide,   
       wherein said first left hand trim corner guide and said second right hand trim corner guide are designed as mirror-imaged forms to mate to provide for guides for accurate angled cuts. 
     
     
         2 . A miter corner guide system according to  claim 1  wherein said first left hand trim corner guide comprises a lower base portion connected to an upper portion by a curved cove forming portion wherein said curved cove forming portion aligns said lower base portion and said upper portion at an angle similar to that of a wall and a floor. 
     
     
         3 . A miter corner guide system according to  claim 1  wherein said first left hand trim corner guide comprises a lower base portion connected to an upper portion by a curved cove forming portion wherein said curved cove forming portion aligns said lower base portion and said upper portion at an angle similar to that of a wall and a floor. 
     
     
         4 . A miter corner guide system according to  claim 1  wherein said first left hand trim corner guide and said second right hand trim corner guide is manufactured from a group of materials consisting of metal, synthetic polymerization material, semisynthetic polymerization material, or glass fiber material. 
     
     
         5 . A miter corner guide system for installing flash coving in sheet flooring applications comprising:
 a first left hand trim corner guide composed of a lower base portion connected to an upper portion by a curved cove forming portion wherein said curved cove forming portion aligns said lower base portion and said upper portion at an angle similar to that of a wall and a floor; and   a second right trim corner guide composed of a lower base portion connected to an upper portion by a curved cove forming portion wherein said curved cove forming portion aligns said lower base portion and said upper portion at an angle similar to that of a wall and a floor.   
       wherein said first left hand trim corner guide and said second right hand trim corner guide are designed as mirror-imaged forms to mate to provide for guides for accurate angled cuts. 
     
     
         6 . A miter corner guide system according to  claim 5  wherein said first left hand trim corner guide and said second right hand trim corner guide is manufactured from a group of materials consisting of metal, synthetic polymerization material, semisynthetic polymerization material, or glass fiber material. 
     
     
         7 . A miter corner guide system according to  claim 5  wherein said first left hand trim corner guide and said second right hand trim corner guide further comprise guide post members for positioning said first left hand trim corner guide and said right hand trim corner guide and further for protecting a craftsperson from an errant knife during the cutting process. 
     
     
         8 . A method of installing flash coving for sheet flooring comprising the steps of:
 preparing the floor surface to remove debris and create a generally flat surface;   cutting sheet flooring in general dimensions to desired flooring area;   placing said sheet flooring in the desired flooring area and generally adhering said sheet flooring to said floor surface;   adhering inside miter corners with said sheet flooring;   adhering outside miter corners with said sheet flooring wherein said outside miter corners are cut using a knife and a miter corner guide system using a first left hand trim corner guide and a second right hand trim guide; and   welding the seams of said sheet flooring.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8  wherein said first left hand trim corner guide and said second right hand trim corner guide is manufactured from a group of materials consisting of metal, synthetic polymerization material, semisynthetic polymerization material, or glass fiber material.